Mission
Clara B. Ford Academy’s mission is to engage our students in a safe, innovative learning environment within Southeast Michigan that will enable them to function as contributing adults.
Vision
Our environment purposefully addresses the needs of the whole child while inspiring a passion for life-long learning that leads to the realization of a dream.
Core Values
Education is a critical key to reaching life's goals. To that end, we commit ourselves to create a safe environment to:
- Respect the dignity of all individuals including yourself
- Provide a quality educational opportunity that is appropriate for each student regardless of capacity or background
- Value our interdependent collaboration to best educate our students
- Foster creativity, imagination, and fresh ideas
- Enable our students to learn social and life skills to be successful
- Promote ethical development
- Life skills
- Positive community behavior
Touchstone
CBF's caring learning community is built on a foundation of:Safety, Respect, Leadership, Innovation, and Integrity. Incorporated in the CBF mission are the following core values:
- Academic achievement and creativity
- Respect for self and others
- Diversity
- Integrity
- Teamwork
Core Goals
- To create a learning community that helps students put meaning into their learning so they can succeed in college, have a quality life, know themselves well, and build positive and satisfying relationships with others.
- To teach students how to participate in a decision making process that uses different methods, including comparisons, patterns, analytical, and systems thinking strategies.
- To encourage outstanding academic performance for each student and recognize that academic success is only one factor shaping a well-rounded individual.
- To foster a strong work ethic through persistence and determination that is modeled and reinforced by adults.
- To create and maintain a positive learning environment for all students. Teachers,administrators, parents/guardians, and students must assume a responsible role in promoting behavior that enhances academic and social success. Courteous,respectful, and responsible behavior fosters a positive climate for the learning community.